26. South Texas Jewish Archives

The Seven Acres Records contain newsletters, news clippings, event materials, promotional materials, DVDs, and reports showcasing programs, events and administrative materials from the Seven Acres eldery home, offering a glimpse of elderly care in the Houston Jewish community.

The collection contains correspondence, military paperwork, media, photographs, a scrapbook, and JCC and Workmen's Circle materials, which document the lives of members of the Bell family from 1910 to 2004.

The collection consists of seven boxes containing immigration materials, correspondence, marriage records, directories, programs, newsletters, news clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, video, and memorabilia spanning the years 1896 to 2008.

The Sklar Family papers contain photographs and certificates relevant to the Sklar family, such as Fred Sklar’s confirmation certificate and bar mitzvah materials. The papers offer a look at institutions such as the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization and Congregation Beth Jacob, and the ceremonies that tie families and communities together.

The Meyerland Minyan collection is made up of five anniversary programs which contain historical details of the Minyan community at different points in time.

The Young Israel Houston collection is made up of seven anniversary programs which contain historical details of the Jewish community at different points in time.

The AMIT collection is made up of six membership directories, each containing a brief history and statement of purpose, officer list, membership list, and advertisements from local businesses put out annually by the Pearl Schwartz-Houston Chapter of the leading education network across all measurements in Israel, Americans for Israel and Torah.

The American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev programs offer unique insight into the global connections of Jewish culture and tradition with their extension of the Israeli university community into the Greater Texas Region, acknowledgement of influential figures, and exploration of kosher food.

The Congregation Beth Jacob, Galveston [TX] records is made up of letters, invitations, programs, bulletins, directories, legal documents, and a DVD recording the history of this small, vibrant congregation on Texas’ southern coast. Formed from two smaller communities--Russian and Austro-Hungarian--the congregation has a rich history of tradition.

The collection includes correspondence, certificates, invitations, photographs, booklets, memorabilia and realia that documents Betsy Schreiber's family from 1897 to 1996.